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jobless

[ job-lis ]

adjective

  1. without a job.
  2. noting or pertaining to people without jobs, especially to those who are seeking employment.


noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. unemployed people collectively, especially those who are seeking a job.

ˈDz

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

    1. unemployed
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the jobless

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzness, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Dzl·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jobless1

First recorded in 1800–10; job 1 + -less
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Example Sentences

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More than one in five people between the ages of 16 and 24 in urban areas are jobless in China, according to official data published in August 2023.

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Some of the money saved is expected to be spent on helping jobless claimants back into work.

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Despite these positives, a longstanding weakness of Spain's economy has been a chronically high jobless rate, which is the biggest in the EU and almost double the block's average.

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Los Angeles County’s jobless rate was 6% at the end of last year.

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She’s broke, jobless and trying to figure out where to go next.

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